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A former deputy tahsildar was sentenced to eight years of rigorous imprisonment and fined ₹1 lakh by a Kollam court for accepting bribes to facilitate illegal quarrying and release seized equipment.
The Kerala government is likely to widen its vigilance probe into KIIFB irregularities to examine nearly ₹6,000 crore worth of projects awarded to ULCCS over the LDF decade.
The Kerala government has ordered a Vigilance probe into alleged irregularities in KIIFB’s ₹12,240-crore acquisition of 4,896 acres in Kannur, amid questions over land valuation, procedure and financial viability.
The RTI Kerala Federation has moved the Kerala High Court against the government’s decision to exempt the VACB’s T1 and T2 sections from the RTI Act, calling it a threat to transparency.
The VACB registered a case against suspended official P T Rasith Kumar for allegedly siphoning off twelve lakh rupees in temple funds, with further investigations sought into financial irregularities at two additional shrines.
Transport contractor SS Binu was remanded for 14 days following the first arrest over the Milma ghee scam, where ritualistic Sabarimala ghee was diverted to Tamil Nadu and replaced with inferior stock.
Kerala’s previous government withheld a Vigilance report probing suspected irregularities in senior tourism officials' foreign trips, while authorities continue exempting the 'top secret' investigation section from the Right to Information Act.
Kerala’s decision to exempt the VACB’s T1 and T2 sections from the RTI Act has sparked criticism and legal concerns over transparency and access to vigilance information.
The Kerala government has exempted the confidential T1 and T2 sections of its Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau from the Right to Information Act, citing their handling of sensitive security and intelligence documents.
The Kerala High Court is set to hear on Monday the appeals by Pinarayi Vijayan, T Veena and Mohammed Riyas against the order directing VACB to register an FIR in the CMRL-Exalogic pay-off case.
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